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# DANGER VIRUS ALERT (fwd)

- Date: Sat, 7 Dec 1996 12:20:42 PST
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    In case you haven't heard about this yet...

    >>
    >>
    >>> **********VIRUS ALERT**********
    >>>     VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ!
    >>>
    >>>There is a computer virus that is being sent across the Internet.
    >>>
    >>>If you  receive an E-Mail message with the subject line "Deeyenda", DO
    >>>NOT read
    >>>the message, DELETE it immediately!
    >>>
    >>>Some miscreant is sending E-Mail under the title "Deeyenda"
    >>>nationwide, if you get anything like this DON'T DOWNLOAD THE
    >>>FILE!  It has a virus that rewrites your hard drive, obliterates
    >>>anything on it.
    >>>
    >>>Please be careful and forward this E-Mail to anyone you care about.
    >>>
    >>>Please read the message below.
    >>>
    >>>FCC WARNING!!!!! -----DEEYENDA PLAGUES INTERNET
    >>>
    >>>The Internet community has again been plagued by another computer virus.
    >>> This
    >>>message is being spread throughout the Internet, including USENET
    >>>posting,
    >>>E-MAIL,
    >>> and other Internet activities.  The reason for all the attention is
    >>>because of
    >>>the nature of this virus and the potential security risk it makes.
    >>>Instead of a
    >>>destructive Trojan virus (like most viruses!), this virus referred to as
    >>>Deeyenda Maddick, performs a comprehensive search on your computer,
    >>>looking for
    >>>valuable information, such as E-Mail and login passwords, credit cards,
    >>>personal
    >>>inf., etc.
    >>>
    >>>The Deeyenda virus also has the capability to stay memory resident while
    >>>running
    >>>a host of applications and operation systems, such as Windows 3.11 and
    >>>Windows
    >>>95.
    >>>  What this means to Internet users is that when a login and password
    >>>are send
    >>>to
    >>>the server, this virus can copy this information and SEND IT OUT TO UN
    >>>UNKNOWN
    >>>ADDRESS (varies).
    >>>
    >>>The reason for this warning is because the Deeyenda virus is
    >>>virtually undetectable.  Once attacked your computer will be unsecured.
    >>>
    >>>Although
    >>>it can attack any O/S this virus is most likely to attack those users
    >>>viewing
    >>>Java enhanced Web Pages (Netscape 2.0+ and Microsoft Internet Explorer
    >>>3.0+
    >>>which
    >>>are running under Windows 95).  Researchers at Princeton University have
    >>>found
    >>>this virus on a number of World Wide Web pages and fear its spread.
    >>>
    >>>Please pass this on, for we must alert the general public at the
    >>>security risks.
    >>
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